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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">This is a 
	powerful file explorer similar to that supplied by the Windows operating system.&nbsp; 
	You can navigate through the local file system and open Python scripts by clicking 
	on them.&nbsp; You can filter the displayed files and navigate directly to commonly 
	used directories and directories on the Python path.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">If you have 
	installed </span></font><a href="http://www.tortoisegit.org/">
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff"></span>
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	or </span></font><a href="http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/">
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff"><u>Tortoise 
	SVN</u></span></font></a><font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"> 
	you have access to version control functionality directly from PyScripter.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">You can add 
	the folders you commonly use to the <b>Favourites </b>list and you can easily 
	set the root directory of the File Explorer to one of these folders.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><b>The Toolbar</b></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><b>Commands:</b></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Browse 
	Back/Forward</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Navigated 
	through the history of browsed directories.&nbsp; Note that the browsing history 
	is cleared when you change the root directory of the File Explorer.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Go Up</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Change the 
	root of the File Explorer to the parent of the currently selected directory</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Browse 
	Path</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Change the 
	root of the File Explorer to commonly used directories, directories in the Favourites 
	list and directories on the Python path</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Filter 
	files</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">If selected 
	the File Explorer hides all files except Python scripts and modules.&nbsp; By 
	default these are the files with &quot;.py&quot; extension.&nbsp; You can modify 
	this default filter thought the </span></font><a href="ideoptions.htm">
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff"><u>IDE options</u></span></font></a><font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"> 
	customization. </span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Create 
	New Folder</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Create a new 
	sub-folder of the currently selected folder</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><b>The Context 
	Menu (on files and directories)</b></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">This is the 
	standard explorer menu with the addition of the last item &quot;File Explorer&quot;.&nbsp; 
	This submenu contains the following options:</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #010101">&middot;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">&quot;<i>Explore 
	here</i>&quot;, which allows to change the root directory of the File Explorer 
	to the selected folder.</span></font></div>
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	<font color="#010101" face="Symbol">
	<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #010101">&middot;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">&quot;<i>Add 
	to Favourites&quot;, </i>which adds the currently selected folder to the <i>
	Favourites </i>list </span></font></div>
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	<font color="#010101" face="Symbol">
	<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #010101">&middot;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>&quot;Create 
	New Folder&quot; </i>which <i>c</i>reates a new sub-folder of the currently 
	selected folder</span></font></div>
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	<font color="#010101" face="Symbol">
	<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #010101">&middot;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></font><font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">&quot;<i>Search 
	Path</i>&quot; which invokes the </span></font>
	<a href="thefindinfileswindow.htm">
	<font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">
	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #0000ff"><u>Find-in-Files</u></span></font></a><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #000000"> 
	tool on the selected folder.</span></font></div>
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	<img alt="graphic" border="0" src="fileexplorer2.JPG" style="width:9.69em; height:25.44em" ><img alt="graphic" border="0" src="fileexplorer3.JPG" style="width:8.38em; height:5.75em" ></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><b>The Context 
	menu (on empty space)</b></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">This context 
	menu offers options similar to those found in the toolbar plus the following 
	commands:</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Manage 
	Python Path...</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Shows a dialog 
	box from which you can modify (add and remove folders) from the python path 
	(sys.path).</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Change 
	Filter...</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Allows you 
	to change the filter which applies to the files shown.&nbsp; Use a semicolon 
	separated list, i.e.&nbsp; &quot;*.py;*.pyw&quot;.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Refresh</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Refresh the 
	contents of the File Explorer.&nbsp; Normally not needed since it updates automatically.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>The Browse 
	path submenu</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">By selecting 
	menu options from this submenu, you can set the root directory of the File Explorer 
	to the corresponding file directory.&nbsp; &quot;Active Script&quot; sets the 
	root directory to the directory of the script currently edited.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>The Favourites 
	submenu</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Shows the 
	list of favourites from which you can select the one you want to set as the 
	root folder of the File Explorer.&nbsp; </span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i><br>
	</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i><br>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">It also provides 
	the following commands:</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>Add to 
	Favourites</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Adds the currently 
	selected folder to the <i>Favourites </i>list.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Manage Favourites...</span></font></div>
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	<font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2">
	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">Shows a dialog 
	box (see below) from which can manage (add and remove folders) the Favourites 
	list.</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i><br>
	</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i><br>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i>The Python 
	Path submenu</i></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i><br>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">This submenu 
	shows you the directories in the Python path of the embedded Python interpreter.&nbsp; 
	Selecting a directory changes the the root directory of the File Explorer to 
	that directory</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><i><br>
	</i></span></font></div>
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	</span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><br>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><b>The Manage 
	Favourites dialog box:</b></span></font></div>
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	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101"><b><br>
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	<font color="#010101" face="Arial" size="2">
	<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: #010101">This dialog 
	box allows you to add or remove folders from the Favourites list.</span></font></div>
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